Very good puzzle as is expected from this setter. Lots to like here with each clue telling a nice story. Especially liked NEON LIGHT, CYBORG and HYBRID. Thanks Vulcan.
ACROSS
6 Received a disc containing encrypted email (7) CLAIMED [disc=CD outside EMAIL*]
7 It ain't Cameron's first at sea (7) TITANIC [IT AINT Cameron]*
9 Fight in which Charlie lost to a rider (5) BIKER [fight=BIcKER]
10 What is on in fluorescent bulbs essentially during darkness? (4,5) NEON LIGHT [darkness=NIGHT outside fluorEscent + buLbs outside ON]
11 Constituent of a square meal? (7) RAVIOLI [CD]
13 Mark of State’s pointless approach indeed (6) TATTOO [sTATe + indeed=TOO]
15 Ok with the old semi & lit used in clueing this film (4,4,2,3) SOME LIKE IT HOT [OK THE Old SEMI LIT]*
19 Son in holy matrimony gets agreement (6) UNISON [Son inside holy matrimony=UNION]
20 Fast and strike with no particular purpose (7) RAPIDLY [strike=RAP + with no particular purpose=IDLY]
23 Girl with it, hazel eyes, beautiful, starts to dance (9) ELIZABETH [IT HAZEL Eyes Beautiful]*
24 Type of estate, say (5) MANOR [E] Is there more to this than meets the eye?
26 Old woman heading out to drink and unwind (7) UNTWINE [old woman=aUNT + drink=WINE]
27 In poverty, lived, got taunted (7) NEEDLED [poverty=NEED + lived=LED]
DOWN
1 Worked on king's position (4) RANK [worked=RAN + King]
2 Buy often and more, perhaps growth starts from there (6) EMBRYO [BuY + MORE]*
3 An artificially reconstructed picture, it’s about a cave with Polynesian god’s image (9) IDENTIKIT [IT outside cave=DEN + TIKI]
4 Beginning to support struggling law firm (8) STALWART [beginning=START outside LAW*]
5 One next to Bishop, a thug, brought to order (10) KNIGHTHOOD [one next to bishop=KNIGHT + a thug=HOOD]
6 Someone who leads a mechanical life! (6) CYBORG [CD]
7 Extremely large machine (4) TOOL [extremely=TOO + Large]
8 Plant, time and time again, eaten by animal (6) COTTON [Time + Time inside COON]
12 Players and musicians welcomed in (10) VIOLINISTS [musicians=VIOLISTS outside IN]
14 Find fault with a representative about primarily horrible tip (9) REPREHEND [REPresentative + about=RE + Horrible + tip=END]
16 Old, a touch of old magic, strangely relating to marital custom (8) EXOGAMIC [old=EX + Old + MAGIC*]
17 Office // furniture (6) BUREAU [DD]
18 Cross empty highway and an overpass, goodbye to Georgia (6) HYBRID [HighwaY + overpass=BRIDge]
21 News about birth of Mary’s baby (6) PAMPER [news=PAPER outside Mary] news = paper?
22 This place is in the red (4) HERE [T]
25 Name’s uninteresting; first off, it means nothing (4) NULL [Name + uninteresting=dULL]
24 Type of estate, say (5) MANOR [E] Is there more to this than meets the eye?
ReplyDeleteManor ~ Manner (type)
Actually It should be the other way round. Type needs a homophone ind.
DeleteI'm not convinced about old Woman being an Aunt
ReplyDeleteMe too.
DeleteI was 14 when I became an aunt to my brother's daughter - no way was I an old woman!
Delete:-)
DeleteI was an Uncle even before I was born !!
Delete:D
DeleteIt took me a couple of years to become one!
DeleteI was 5 years :D
Delete12 Players and musicians welcomed in (10) VIOLINISTS [musicians=VIOLISTS outside IN]
ReplyDeleteNot much difference between VIOLINISTS and VIOLISTS?
Just had a look in Wiki and learnt that Viola which is part of the Violin family falls between a Violin and a Cello based on sound
DeleteI meant that both VIOLINISTS and VIOLISTS are musicians.
Deletethat's right ..
DeleteNo free Samosas today! :-( Expect to get them tomorrow in IXL 2014, 9th round!
ReplyDeleteMore than 60 seconds. Thank God Me!'s cartoon is still there!
ReplyDeleteHaha!
DeleteSome really nice clues.
ReplyDelete+1
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DeleteThis concerns all Indians. Watch this and be the change:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf1VA5jqmRo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I watched this lengthy video with a message for Swatch Bharath. It's really worth watching. Thanks, Raghu.
ReplyDeleteIf your puzzle is appearing on a Saturday, you got to be at your best :P
ReplyDeleteha! interesting :)
DeleteTheme? TITANIC, SOME LIKE IT HOT, ELIZABETH, TRON, CYBORG...
ReplyDeleteIs 7A an &-lit?
15A is probably a semi.
Raghunath@9:44, violinists would find that insulting. (;-) Violas and violists are often the butt of many a music joke.) As for the surface, players could mean sportspeople.
Can any1 teach how to solve this crossword
ReplyDeleteJaihind, please visit www.crosswordunclued.com and check out the links there for beginners
DeleteThanks Deepak ..
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